Turkish Proverb
 

"One who is already wet does not feel the rain."
-Turkish Proverb

To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.

Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)

In today's vernacular, "What is right isn't always popular and what's popular isn't always right".

General Douglas Macarthur
 

Age wrinkles the body. Quitting wrinkles the soul.
-General Douglas Macarthur

If I may indulge with a treasured family quote... as a child I discussed the Normandy invasion with my great uncle. Uncle Matt couldn't swim, was terrified of water, and was on two landing craft that were sunk inbound to the beach.

"Son, sometimes you have to teach yourself how to swim. In my case it wasn't pretty, but I'm here and the water ballet critics aren't."--Uncle Matt.

William Tecumseh Sherman
 

Courage - a perfect sensibility of the measure of danger, and a mental willingness to endure it. -- William Tecumseh Sherman

It certainly speaks toward the Warrior mindset. The willingness to not quit when your body wants to.

Sir Alexander Paterson
 

"The secret of discipline is motivation. When a man is sufficiently motivated, discipline will take care of itself."
-Sir Alexander Paterson

John Quincy Adams
 

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish."

-John Quincy Adams

"Keep moving or we will throw dirt on you..."
Birthday wishes from Stephen Parker, PLS.

“Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are often stiffened.” -- Billy Graham

A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects. (R.A. Heinlein)

kind of reminds me of some people around here

"Reload..."

Your best? Losers always whine about their best. Winners go home and f**k the prom queen.

Sean Connery

"You better stop! Or else! I've been bullied before!"

A certain world leader to a certain world leader.

"I can jump in the middle of you , kill half of ya before you knew what the fuck was going on".......

Welcome speech in the JFK auditorium in I think Jul 82, by Maj Bob Howard just before loading on the cattle cars to go to Mackall for PH I......yeah, made me feel welcome.

I was a new buck SGT from 82d....wondering....WTF did I get myself into???

I found out....

oh what fun.......

Quote
 

"Those who beat their swords into plowshares inevitably wind up plowing for people with Swords"

Me, after about 10 Labatt's Blues....